Similarities and Differences in Compelling Stories by UNSSC Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f What were some similarities and some differences in the use of storytelling between Cidade Inerte and Yaser's Story? en-us 2022-04-13 13:54:44 UTC 2025-11-27 21:19:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Fabienne Pompey UNRIC DGC Brussels https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2179536070 Only similarity is the focus on people. However the video is much powerful. It goes beyond the story of a man and his family. It embodied the fate of a whole city and beyond. It contains data that helps to see the bigger picture. The video is professional, probably produced by an experienced team. The Yaser story is quite basic in its writing. The Video is made as a fiction, you don't know what to expect till the end. It catches your attention way after the 8 seconds attention span :)]]> 2022-05-11 14:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2179536070 Liliana Garavito DGC/DCO LAC Panama https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2180324083 The similarities are a family that suffers from different circumstances, one due to violence and the other due to the density of the cities, the lack of planning and the lack of awareness of each person to have a private car. 
The video helps to understand the situation through the power of images and figures.
Yaser's story is simpler but his story is more painful because it is the children who suffer the asylum. 
The main difference is that one is text, the other video and the length of the stories. 
 ]]> 2022-05-12 01:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2180324083 Cedriann Martin, UNAIDS, Jamaica https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2181666184 Similarity:
- Focus on impact of a crisis from the point of view of a family and its members

Differences:
- Cheap and relatively easy to produce (writing) vs high production costs and value (video)
- Real story vs fiction
- Integration of data into Inert City storytelling


]]> 2022-05-12 17:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2181666184 Lien Le Thi Huong, RCO Lao PDR https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2182289936
First, I have to say, I was so touched and shocked watching the film Cidade Inerte.

The similarities between Yaser's story and Cidade Inerte are the human stories that we can relate ourselves to. In Yaser’s story, it is about a father and a family and it is the same for Cidade. Both also reflect facts of what happens out there in our real life.

The differences here are the Yaser’s story is a real story while Cidade Inerte is a fictional movie. The approach of the Yaser’s story is milder and, in a way, positive for the future of the family (as they are waiting to get in the boat heading Germany). The approach of Cidade Inerte is rougher and attacking to your feelings with cruel facts. It calls for immediate actions to save the environment. Honestly, after watching the Cidade Inerte, I am seriously thinking of moving to using bike to commute to the office.

]]> 2022-05-13 03:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2182289936 Saana Sarpo, UNDP Regional Hub for Arab States, Amman https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2183921598 Both are focusing on family to bring out the struggle that the people are going through. This gives the story a lot of power, because everyone has their own story with their family, and thus one can connect with the characters regardless of the background or situation.

Differences are around the reality vs fiction (Cidade Inerte is fictional), connection of the person's story to the larger issues (Yaser's story focused on the family only, not on the larger plight of Syrian refugees), utilization of data (present in the Cidade Inerte, not in Yaser's story).

While real stories can help the audience to understand what is happening to real people, there are boundaries in how we should tell these stories. We should avoid writing stories that strip the people of their dignity just to shock the audience with the gravity of their situation, we have seen too much of this type of "poverty 🤬", especially in fundraising. 

When illustrating the situation of people through fictional story that is based on data, especially if it is looking forward to a possible future if we do not take action, like Cidade Inerte does, we can use different ways to communicate this and affect people. Of course, as in telling the stories of real people, we should not revert to being only shocking, and we need to avoid stereotyping vulnerable groups of people, especially refugees and minorities. But this type of storytelling is very powerful.]]> 2022-05-14 15:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2183921598 Agnes Kante, UNAIDS Liaison Office, Addis Ababa https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2183966160 Similarities: both stories set the scene, provide a context for the reader/viewer to be put in the shoes of the characters. They both aim at making a strong case for the cause using key messages, leaving the audience with take-aways, encouraging them to reflect on solutions to solve these challenges and act.

Differences: one story is true while the other is fictional; how you relate to the characters e.g., Yaser is someone you would want to sympathize with while the dad of Cidade Inerte seems like the "bad" guy which you do not necessarily want to relate to because it brings up your own responsibility. The story of Yaser appeals to the cause of refugees and how you could help while the other calls for a change in your own habits and behaviours.]]> 2022-05-14 16:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2183966160 Aitana CONSTANS, RCO Mali https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2184030376 Similarities, 
-       The fact of illustrating figures via human stories. 
-       Talking about a well-known matter via life stories so you can put yourself in the shoes of the characters.

Difference: 
-       Yaser’s story is true while Cidade Inerte isn’t, however, data and figures are.  
-       In Yaser's story, the audience empathizes with the father and wishes the best for him and his family migrating to Germany, while in the Brazilian film, the father is seen as the very bad guy and guilty party. 
]]> 2022-05-14 18:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2184030376 Ekaterina Polishchuk, UNV Europe CIS https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2184403038 - family in a crisis context as group of main heroes
- emotions that move the storytelling and catch us
- the hopelessness of the situation and hope and warmth in people's reactions =antithesis


Different are accents and characters' developments (in the second story the father develops to the best, connection becomes stronger)

Second one is fictional.]]> 2022-05-15 11:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2184403038 Aristide , UNIC Ouagadougou https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2184442471 Similarities : 
* Both stories are making light on pressing issues :wars and sustainable cities 
*They are all trying to emphasize the actual and urgent need to adress the issue 
Both stories are drama . Even if they have succeeded to flee from the war , they are leaving their home country and they will surely live like strangers in a country that is different from theirs . In the second history the husband was close to be killed even if he succeeded to escape . Figures show that many inhabitants of Sao Paulo are living the same situation. 

Differences 
*While the second history is fictional the second one is based on real life 

]]> 2022-05-15 12:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2184442471 Emrah Özesen - IOM Turkey https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2184483824 Similarities: The story line, a family trying to unite.
Differences: Media, duration, and second one being fictional.]]> 2022-05-15 14:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2184483824 Iman Zeid, OCHA ROMENA- Cairo https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2184487842 Similarities:
- story of a family suffering from a crisis
- both amplifying the impact of war or Pollution on people lives

Differences:
- fiction story vs real one
- negative impact on a family while the other impact affect goes beyond the family to the whole city
- Deep vs superficial
- breath taking vs boring]]> 2022-05-15 14:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2184487842 Farjana Sultana, UNFPA, Bangladesh fasultana https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185285157 Similarities: Both the stories focus on the idea of families being reunited. 

Differences: the duration of the story, use of visuals and statistics. ]]> 2022-05-16 07:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185285157 Maria Chepurina CTBTO Vienna https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185468587 Extremely powerful storyline (video) vs a simple short easy to produce (usually for fundraising purposes) refugee story. Use of a third person to tell the narrative which makes it even more touching and relatable. ]]> 2022-05-16 10:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185468587 Zhamilya Kussainova, UNFPA Kazakhstan https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185472990 The similarities in stories are that they both are human-interest stories. The stories of two families are used as optics to a bigger problem (war-torn Syria and air pollution and traffic congestion in Sao Paolo). Both stories are emotional, dramatic even. Both feature families and are relatable, as any human being can relate to such situations.
Differences:
Stories are told in different mediums - Yaser's story is textual medium, and Cidade Inerte is all about visual medium. In Yaser's story, the family acts as a united front, together they make it to Germany safely because they work together. In Cidade Inerte the family is torn apart, and only at the end, they come together as a whole.

It is also worth mentioning that both stories are great in depicting emotional details. However, in Yaser's story, the focus is made on people's emotions and challenges, and the base for the story is real-life case, whereas in Cidade Inerte, the story is fictional but based on sad statistics.]]> 2022-05-16 10:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185472990 Najma Nur, UNIDO, Somalia https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185652134 Similarities:  Both stories are human centred stories that are highlighting suffering from war or pollution, crisis facing their country and family unity. At the same time, they both emphasising the pressing need to address the issue, and the impact of both issues. 

Differences: Yaser's story is a true story, and is about living in fear, fleeing your country in a hazardous journey and than arriving in a new country.. in ever conjuncture, his story is more urgent.  The second story is not real but the events and the crisis is real, the difference is, there is no war, immigration, or the urgent support refugees need, but paints the failure of the govt in tackling the issues and how it can lead to people feeling hopeless.

]]> 2022-05-16 12:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185652134 Sandra Black, Communications Consultant, Maputo, Mozambique https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185657446 Yaser's story - is a true account and provides the voice and story of children. Though it is fictional, also in Cidade Inerte - the viewer hears and sees the story through a young person's eyes, and can feel the stress of the characters (father and others).

In both stories the viewer can hear the voices of the affected people. Neither story provided direct instruction to the viewer/reader on how to take action, but this connection to the human experience generates compassion.  Both stories finish with a glimmer of hope (being able to see the sky/ being able to make it through the rain and eventually receive asylum), and hopefully recognition of a problem together with hope can encourage action. ]]> 2022-05-16 12:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185657446 Tatenda Macheka, WFP, Zimbabwe https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185756907 Similarities
Family story
The children are the one talking.
The challenges in both stories are manmade.
Humanity always uses violence to solve their problems and this ends up hurting others 

Differences 
Format of the story one is video the other one is text. 
The other one's setting is mainly in the traffic jam while the other one people had to travel.
The other story had stats in it. 
The other one is a true story while the othe rone isn't ]]> 2022-05-16 13:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185756907 Berny Figuereo - UNFPA DR https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185814362 Similarity:
Both are family stories, with plots based on real-life problems.

Difference:
Yaser's story is based on real events while Cidade Inerte is fictional but based on real life data.]]> 2022-05-16 14:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185814362 Faine Richards, RCO Trinidad and Tobago https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185833824 Similarities:
- main protagonists are members of a family, led by a father/patriarch
-stories both allow you to see or imagine a child's perspective of the ordeal
-family-level focus is a microcosm for the wider social phenomenon, so you're able to grasp a macro-level issue through the lens of a small group's experience of it
-both stories show a tug of war that parents face in making decisions about children's safety versus leaving behind something they value, like a homeland or a car

Differences
-the written story is faster and more affordable to produce than a film/video
-the written story feels more personal and intimate, whereas the film feels like a staged reality
-the written story is driven by the adult male protagonist, while the video lend significant focus to the voice of a child who sees the world very differently from her father, a contrast that magnifies the dissonance adults often have between the choices they make and the consequences of those choices - which a central theme in the film
-the video is relatively long for UN content, while the print story is shorter
-the written story has a focus that only ever stays on the family in question, while the video story integrates a broader social focus as a main motif in the story 
-]]> 2022-05-16 14:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185833824 Hassan Ali - UN Women, Pakistan https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185921992 Similarities: Audience can relate to an issue which is faced almost everywhere in the world.
Transported to another world, empathazing with the characters/community.

Differences: Use of powerful visuals and films.
Building up audience interest by short videos and teasers.]]> 2022-05-16 15:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2185921992 Yazid Baamrani, UNIC Rabat https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186145232 Similarities:
Family stories
Storytelling from the point of view of the family and its members.
Both suffer from problems caused by the human activities and actions
Differences:
Not the same geographical context, probably not the same perspectives as we do not to want to relate to the story of the bad guy in Cidade Inerte.]]> 2022-05-16 17:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186145232 Nadine Daou, UNIC/RCO Lebanon https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186158192 Similarities:
Both stories are human-centered. They revolve around the people. They both have a good cause that leaves the reader/viewer with powerful take-aways, with somehow a call to action/solutions to address the existing problem/challenge.

Differences:
  • Yaser's story is a true story while the other one is a fictional one but very relatable! 
  • The video story, though a bit long, captures the viewer's attention till the end, making you wonder what would be the end, and brings some striking facts that make you wonder and create feelings of anger. Also, the end is not necessarily expected. 
  • Yaser's video is a short video that is straightforward and which obviously required 0 budget to produce, yet creates the effects of empathy and support needed. The video story is surely costly but it certainly is more powerful. It spurs you to take action, to hate cars and pollution, to maybe commit to drive less and adopt more eco-friendly means of transportation (at least this is what I felt). I found the video very strong!
]]> 2022-05-16 17:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186158192 Raphael Makarenko, UNIDO FO Brazil https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186259608 Similarities:
- Human-centered
- Family stories
- Has a cause and a message as purpose

Differences:
- Formats (text vs video)
- Geopolitical contexts
- Message goals

]]> 2022-05-16 18:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186259608 Lorena Takahashi UNICEF https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186372977 Both storytellings are short and strong. 
with significant data of a specific situation. 
Difference in the medium and the duration. ]]> 2022-05-16 20:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186372977 Elena Ruiz, OCHA, Venezuela https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186506535 The two stories:
- They focus on stories of families and individuals.
- Both have a moral or learning
- They are supported by data

Differences:
- The format is different.
- Although both can be fiction, Cidade Inerte is a story that has not happened but could happen. The script plays with the uncertainty and fear that can be created in the viewer when faced with a situation that could happen to him. 
- Yaser's story talks about the evolution of a family, how they escape a war and how that journey has been. It speaks of hope.

]]> 2022-05-16 22:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186506535 Jose Rios, UNIC Bogotá https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186753353 Both stories are based on real people and on real situations. Maybe one is a real life history and the other, sadly, could be a real life history too.]]> 2022-05-17 02:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2186753353 Pearl Karungi Amina, UN Women https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2187306378 The similarities of the two stories is the human experience in crisis with emotions. The difference is that one is a real life story and the other is fictional. 

]]> 2022-05-17 09:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2187306378 Maria Toro, IOM Mozambique https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2187484768 While one story is written and the other is visual, the tone of both is similar; it manages to make you petrified, attending to the story, imagining it and empathising with it, and it grabs you. This is the success of a story that aims to raise awareness.]]> 2022-05-17 12:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2187484768 Daniel Sandoval. UNVMC. Colombia https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2187495521 The main similarities are related to the focus, both are real people stories experienced and also share problems caused by human activities. The differences are related to the format (video/text) the context and the reality. (Taking into the account the second one could be real soon)]]> 2022-05-17 12:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2187495521 Judith Owoicho, RCO Nigeria https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2187632757 Both stories are relatable and well told.
Different formats are used to tell the stories, one is video and the other text.]]> 2022-05-17 13:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2187632757 Ndeye Khady Lo, MONUSCO, Kinshasa https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2189491740 Both stories are human centered. They are relatable. Both tell the story of consequence of a particular crisis. 
The differences: first is in Syria, the second in Brazil. Another difference is the first story is a true story (text), the second is fictional (Cinema). ]]> 2022-05-18 13:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2189491740 Maral Rakhimzhanova, UNDP Kazakhstan https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2189580225 Bigger story is told via an episode in life of a family. The context, format and message are different. ]]> 2022-05-18 14:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2189580225 Yosra Zbiss, UN Women Tunisia and Libya https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2189772734 Similarities:
- Human-focused
- both are stories about families

Differences:
Different formats: yaser's story is in a written format whereas the other one is a series of videos
- Message goals]]> 2022-05-18 16:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2189772734 Denise Martínez Breto, FAO, Rome https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2189806714 Both stories appeal to the audience's emotions through the description of the context and the problem at hand. Neither one provides solutions per se, to the problem being presented. They stop at sensitizing the audience on a given situation, war and migration in one story and air pollution in the second. What sets them apart is not only the medium but also the rhythm of the storytelling. The extreme circumstances of the air pollution story also differs from the real life situation of the Syrian family fleeing for their lives.]]> 2022-05-18 16:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2189806714 Joyce Wanja, UNICEF Kenya https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2190700639 Similarities

Both stories have very vivid descriptions to present the gravity of the situation

Differences

1. Yaser's story uses photos whil the other uses video.
2. The use of graphics
3. Yaser's story is based on a. single character while the other centres on a narration of the a city'senvironmentaldegradation




]]> 2022-05-19 05:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2190700639 Alba López - UNWTO, Spain https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2192893636 Similarities:
- Human-angle stories
- Starting from a manmade conflict
- Conflicts that are happening in other parts of the world
- Children are the main voice

Differences:
- True vs fictional stories
- Hero parents vs problematic parents
- Written vs video

]]> 2022-05-20 12:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2192893636 Hilary S., OCHA Iraq https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2193931131
Similarities:
- Human-interest stories
- problems are man-made
- Conflicts that are happening in other parts of the world


Differences:
- True vs fictional stories
- one is video, one is a written story
]]> 2022-05-21 14:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2193931131 Hafssa Soufiane - UNMAS Somalia https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2194119510 Similarities:

Both stories are about individuals. We read about the impact of an issue on their lives, through their eyes.

Both are sad stories/emotional.

Differences:
Video vs written
Short vs long
Real vs fictional

]]> 2022-05-21 19:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2194119510 Kendra Gomez, UNDP Sri Lanka https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2194492489 Similarities 
  • Human angle stories 
  • Revolve around an issue 
  • Story is set in first-person narrative 
  • Revolve around families (parents and kids) 
  • Affected by a crisis/ problem in their city/country

Differences
  • Short written story Vs. Long video 
  • Real story Vs. Fictional story 
  • Experience Vs. Call to Action 
]]> 2022-05-22 13:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2194492489 Yvon Edoumou OCHA DRCong https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2194585202 Similarities:
+ Emotion
+ Human focused

Differences:
+ Lenght of video
+ Real story vs fiction]]> 2022-05-22 15:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2194585202 Ofir Feuerstein, OCHA oPt https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2194624460 Similarities:
- families on the road
- negative developments in the background
- awareness raising message
- focus on the father of the family

Differences:
- format
- narrator
- real/fiction]]> 2022-05-22 16:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2194624460 Irene Casado Martinez, FAO, Rome https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2194819631 Similarities:
Both stories are trying to raise awareness about very important problems faced by humanity. The stories try to catch the attention of the reader/viewer with shocking facts and try to get their empathy.

Differences:
Real vs fictional based on real data
Written+image vs video
Informative vs action oriented

]]> 2022-05-22 21:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2194819631 Ariela Mcdonald, UNICEF EAPRO https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2195797324 They both have a human-angle, focusing on one family's story and appealing to the human nature of empathy. Though they were in different formats, with one portrayed as a written story and another as a video.]]> 2022-05-23 12:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2195797324 Geraldine Boezio, OSRSG-SVC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2196647799 Similarities:
- both are human-focused
- both are stories about families

Differences:
- Yaser's story is in a written format while the other one is a series of videos
- real versus fictional
]]> 2022-05-24 00:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2196647799 Micky Elanga, UNDP Senegal https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2197437771 Both stories convey strong messages.
Yaser's story is a real personal story.
The second one is fictional.]]> 2022-05-24 09:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2197437771 Itayi Viriri,IOM Asia-Pacific https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2200548324 Yasser's story tugs at the heartstrings and you can empathise.

The video is also compelling but going back to the point about 8 seconds, it is tad bit long and although captivating, you may lose the gist of it.]]> 2022-05-26 07:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2200548324 Belén Ramírez UNWTO, Spain https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2200722039 Similarities:
They portray the problem
They take on human stories 
Caos surrounds them
Children are in danger

Differences:
The visuals and sound in the video inspire more adrenaline, whereas reading about it makes you reflect in a more calm way 

]]> 2022-05-26 10:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2200722039 Lenka Ctvrteckova, UNICEF Czech Republic https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2202936002 What connects the two is a strong story that is overarching the individuals depicted and pointing out to a larger issue. 

As for the differences: in my opinion, the format makes the biggest difference. A video or a short film is nowadays more accessible to the audience rather than a text (though accompanied by a few photographs), however, the text is less time-consuming for the receiver. Yaser's story is based on true events, Cidado Inerte is a fiction based on real figures. In the text about Yaser's family, the main characters are the victims of their circumstances and all of them are on the same boat (literally and figuratively), whether Cidado Inerte points out to the differences in opinions regarding one family – but despite them the family is united at the end.]]> 2022-05-28 13:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2202936002 Mame Oumy Ndoye, UNFPA WCA https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2203406372 Both stories are depecting the reality of families facing to challenging situation and their stories are strong and human centered. All human being can be find himself in these situation and be carry out. The film is captivating because the scene is describing with characters and the music emphasise this. While the film carry us in an imaginative world the text is real and describe the situation as it is]]> 2022-05-29 11:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2203406372 Frieda Lukas- UNDP, Namibia https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2203451502 Similarities: 
- Both stories are of human interest and speaks about daily challenges that human face.
- Both stories have a call to action. 
-Both stories portray emotions. 
-Both stories portray man-made challenges. 

Differences:
-One story is fictional and the other is True.
- Formats are different (video and story) 
- One story is about a united family and the other is about an un-united family. 

]]> 2022-05-29 13:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2203451502 Fethi Debbabi UNIC Rabat https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2203770827 Storytelling similarities and differences 
Both are story of insecure and non-viable cities. In the case of Yasser it is due to war and insecurity; in the second case it is due extreme environment degradation.
In the case of Syrian refugees the problem is so clear and so is the solution: escape and move to look for an alternative city while in the case of Brazil people's life and survival is not under immediate threat but rather a latent one. They are living miserably but they cling on it because they live a false perception of "social status" in an urban area et.

Both story also bring a zoom in the live of people within a larger, and then less evident, context of civil war and extreme urban pollution.]]> 2022-05-29 22:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2203770827 Truphosa Anjichi, OCHA Mogadishu https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2207066590 - Both are use very simple language to highlight key issues of human interest i.e. impact of war on families and need to have sustainable and safer cities. 

- Both are very compelling and easy to relate to. 

- Both show the problem, impact and propose solutions, with a call for action to targeted audiences.

Difference:
- Yaser's uses a real life experience to narrate impact, while the other uses data to inform- through a fictional presentation. 

-One is written the other is visual and audio




]]> 2022-06-01 06:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2207066590 Cynthia Khoury-UNIC Beirut https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2207279058 Similarities: Both are very compelling stories that highlight big issues through telling the story of people rather than citing facts and numbers. So you get to understand the big cause, but emotionally connect with the characters of the stories. 
Differences: One is real and the other is fictional. One is a written story, while the other is a video. Though a bit long, but the messages of video are very strong, be they the feelings of despair with the girl (on a personal or emotional level, you can connect yourself with her feelings) or the grave environmental hazards of pollution (bigger cause) or the parental challenges (again something personal and emotional). Yasser's story is also very emotional, but had it been shot in a video, the message would have even been more powerful to see the real time experience and challenges of the father and his children.]]> 2022-06-01 09:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2207279058 Florencia S. Murphy - UNIC BA (Argentina) https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2213754987 Both stories rely on the perspective of a few characters to illustrate a bigger conflict, allowing the reader/viewer to empathize with the personal struggle that is shown. Both of them also use the voice of innocents to highlight how strange and almost nonsensical are some of the biggest manmade issues of our time from a child's perspective (i.e. war and climate crisis), resembling to cautionary tales. Finally, both stories illustrate what is like to leave something behind (in Yaser's case, something even more difficult) in order to save the only thing that matters when everything else is collapsing: human life.

They differ in the media (written vs. film), the theme and their distance from reality. ]]> 2022-06-07 15:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2213754987 Haddy Jonga, UNFPA The Gambia https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2213783551 Both stories are:
- Relatable
- Centre around family situations
- Talk about common daily challenges

The differences between the 2 stories however include that they are:
- The Yaser story uses suspense to contain the interest of viewers while the Cidade Inerte story was direct with facts and evidence
- have different durations/time frames ]]> 2022-06-07 15:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2213783551 Mahvash Ali, UNIC Islamabad https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2214706029 Similarities:
+ Both stories are based on real large-scale facts and issues, but told from a simple, personal perspective. 
+ Both build on emotional connection with characters, and weave in the facts and figures. 
+ Both use families, with a child as a central character, to tell the story. 
Differences:
+ The only big difference I could tell was that of format, however, even though Yaser's story was written, I had to go back and recheck because I remembered visuals from it! ]]> 2022-06-08 08:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2214706029 Ryo Sekiguchi, UN-DGC, New York https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2218659526 Both stories convey the problems through the experience of families, which personally and emotionally relate to the audiences who read/watch the stories.
Main differences are the use of medium as well as the degree of fiction in the stories. Yaser's story is completely based on the real experience, which is effective in building authenticity and reality through actual quotes of the existing family members. Cidade Inerte, on the other hand, uses a movie format with fictional characters, which in turn seems very successful in emphasizing the reality of the issue which could not be conveyed otherwise with journalistic written articles.]]> 2022-06-12 16:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2218659526 Salman Khalid, UNFPA Libya https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2224525008 Both the stories highlight the plights of common people and families; and at the mean time reflect situation of many others like those so the stories are far reaching that talk about larger human calamities and what world needs to understand and do something about]]> 2022-06-18 12:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2224525008 Umeda, UNICEF, Tajikistan https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2224840518 Similarity comes in the fact that both stories are about a family. But in this story the family is where they are due to their own choice, while in Yaser's story its obvious that the situation they were wasn't due to their choices, rather due to circumstances. ]]> 2022-06-19 09:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2224840518 Yoomi Jun, UN Women Indonesia https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2229909680 In both stories, it has a main character going through a challenging situation. Both stories uses perspectives of storyteller to describe how the situation has affected people's lives negatively to draw audience's attention.
What is different is, that one story used texts and the other video. Yaser's story feels as if it is coming from a real situation while the Inertia City feels fictional.]]> 2022-06-24 15:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2229909680 Anita Cadonau OCHA CAR https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2235478570 Both stories let us take the perspective of different characters - the daughter, while we get into her thoughts, the father while we suffer with him for the loss of his hard earned car, the refugee boy as he describes being in the rain as compared to what they had been through during the war and flight. This proximity to the characters creates empathy. The visuals of the movie reinforce this further compared to the written story. ]]> 2022-07-02 08:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2235478570 Irene Wangui UNFPA Kenya https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2235686499 Both stories have a human centered angle to them, we have relatable characters, emotions, places and experiences we can relate to. Everyone has been stuck in traffic, everyone has felt fear, we see our families in the families presented in the stories.

Both stories tell of human suffering from man made causes, i.e, war and pollution.

Both stories use data to reinforce the message

The difference is the relationship dynamics between the two families. While Yasser's family stuck together throughout, the other family had a more strained dynamic.]]> 2022-07-03 00:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2235686499 Cansu Pekmez, ITU, Geneva https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2235859808 Both stories put you in that moment, like you are there and witnessing the sequences firsthand. ]]> 2022-07-03 14:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2235859808 Mohamed Selim, UNHCR Egypt https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2236331935 Similarities:
- Both stories have a personal aspect that draws their audience into the personal experience of their characters.
- Both stories are moved by emotions (sadness and grief).
- Both are tackling a major international challenge on a personal level. 

Differences:
- Yasser's story is shorter and easier in excution, more budget friendly as well.
- the movie gets to be distributed widely in comparison with the written story.
- the story's purpose is advocacy and raising awareness, while the video's purpose is a call to action.

]]> 2022-07-04 08:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2236331935 One is connected to raising of awareness and the other one is more call-to-action. Both of them have a strong emotional aspect and they are giving human perspective. https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2239919359 2022-07-08 19:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2239919359 Eric Mazango, IOM Ethiopia https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2240535006 Similarities:
- Relatable story.
- Memorable characters.
- Good pacing.
- Interesting and immersive conflict.
- Makes you think.

Differences:
- First story has no audio and video content.]]> 2022-07-10 21:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2240535006 Amel Zeggar-Ayachi, UNFPA Algeria https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2242100695 Both stories are human centered, describing how the specific situation affected directly their lives. Both have memorable characters with emotional aspects.

Differences:
-Yasser's story is more of raising awareness
in a traditional manner (reading, which build the reader's emotions slowly, step by step)
-while the video series Inertia is more of a call-for-action style, attention is catched pretty quickly (image and sound) ]]> 2022-07-12 22:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2242100695 Ann Weru, OCHA NY https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2242814538 Both stories are compelling and relatable. 

The video has a greater sense of immediacy and really transports the viewer to the situation (the traffic, the hard choices, the emotions, the danger at hand...).

Both move the narrative from the relatable individual/family situation to the bigger picture. ]]> 2022-07-13 19:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2242814538 Daniela Acevedo - RCO Venezuela https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2243668425 Similarities:
- Captivating pacing
- Stories of families
- Shed lights on pressing issues

Differences:
- Formats
- Style
- Geopolitical contexts
- Humanitarian - Development issues ]]> 2022-07-14 22:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2243668425 Amna Smailbegovic, WHO Geneva https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244100796 Both were the stories I could relate to and place very high on emotive response. People are at the centre of both. DIfference is in the medium and formats used.]]> 2022-07-15 11:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244100796 Ulrike Kelm, UN-Water, Geneva https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244347687 The similarities are that both stories have a human face that makes the spektator relate to the protagonists. The reality and real data around the story leaves the audience with an emotional impact and raised awareness.]]> 2022-07-16 00:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244347687 Ramz Shalbak, UNFPA HQ, NY https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244353692 Similarities:
1- both stories are built around a personal story, thus relatable to audience
2- in both stories, protagonists are able to move the audience’s emotions
3- both stories are able to link the audience to a larger issue/challenge
4- both stories have a simple narrative that can be understood by different age groups

Differences:
1- stories use different mediums: one is written/web, the other is audiovisuals 
2- depending on audience, but audiovisual tend to be more memorable 

]]> 2022-07-16 00:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244353692 Jonathan Fowler, ROECA Istanbul https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244462933 Both stories are compelling, human-centered, and highly relatable. It was interesting to compare the different impacts of the written-word and video format. While the former harnesses a reader's imagination to create empathy, the latter has a more direct and immediate effect, and the images remain in the viewer's mind. One key difference is that Cidade Interte feels more like a dystopian near-future vision (despite being backed by current data), while the Syrian family story is more "now".]]> 2022-07-16 09:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244462933 Reem Abbas, UNICEF, Sudan https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244513259 Stories are interesting because they make us think about what matters and how much we value material things that at the end of the day, do not matter at all.

similarities:
-Stories are based on persons or human interaction.
-Shows people facing difficulties, but difficulties are different from one place to another.
-strong messaging on humanitarnism, conflict and climate change.

Differences:
-One is written and one is visual.
-One has more details about the surrounding.]]> 2022-07-16 14:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244513259 Marisol Murillo, UNFPA Bolivia https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244589865 Both stories are moving, show the reality that must be changed, and raise awareness of critical problems. They give data and details that humanize. The differences: the audiovisual language has great power to tell stories, but this series is an extensive content. Short stories like Yaser's may be easier to consume.]]> 2022-07-16 20:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244589865 Titi Moektijasih, OCHA Indonesia https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244804252 Both stories are similar in explaining the crisis within families.  

The differences are the format and the story in it. One in a book, another one in a video. One is the true story and the other one is a fiction though it is close to our heart as we have the same problem. The one in video is much more compelling. ]]> 2022-07-17 15:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/y70o02rt52h7wo3f/wish/2244804252